An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

Kayako Saeki: Croakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
[during the opening credits]
Opening text: When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage... a curse is born. The curse gathers in that place of death. Those who encounter it will be consumed by its fury.
[from trailer]
Karen: The whole time I was in that house I felt something was wrong. What happened there?
[from trailer]
Karen: There is something evil there.
Emma Williams: [whispering] I just want her to leave me alone!
[first lines]
Maria: Good morning. Peter? Are you OK? You're up early today.
Doug: [when Karen wakes up, to find Doug hunting for clothes] Sorry, did I wake you?
Karen: Bottom drawer.
Detective Nakagawa: Three years ago, three of my colleagues were investigating what happened in that house. Two died mysteriously. The third was never found.